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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Raiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PELIMUSA. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
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153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Raiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to clinch but Raiona moves out of range.
Raiona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Raiona has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Raiona counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raiona misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Raiona.
Raiona throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Raiona avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Raiona's head but Raiona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Raiona avoids it.
Raiona blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Raiona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiona blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raiona avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Raiona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Raiona moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Raiona moves out of range easily.
Raiona misses with a few strikes there.
Raiona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raiona blocks a jab.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raiona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Raiona with a series of wild strikes but Raiona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Raiona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raiona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Raiona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Raiona is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Raiona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raiona can't break the clinch.
Raiona is trying to break free.
Raiona is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Raiona blocks with his arms.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Sanchez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raiona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raiona is trying to break free.
Raiona is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alex Raiona has been cut.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Raiona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Raiona has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Raiona as the two fighters clinch.
Raiona is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Raiona's ribcage.
Raiona is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Raiona wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Raiona has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raiona tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Raiona takes a shot to the head.
Raiona lands an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raionas head.
Raiona is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raiona is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Raiona's head.
Raiona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Raiona has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Raiona misses.
Raiona misses with an uppercut.
Jose Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raiona's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raiona on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Raiona smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raiona.
Raiona tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Sanchez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raiona. That did some damage!
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raiona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jose Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiona keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raiona.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Raiona's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez throws a right hand that Raiona ducks under and follows up with a left that Raiona also avoids with ease.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Raiona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raiona avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Raiona slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Raiona misses.
Raiona swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
Raiona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Raiona tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Raiona is rocked!
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Oh Raiona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Raiona shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Raiona misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raiona takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raiona misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Raiona was not able to check.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Raiona's head back.
Raiona throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raiona seems to have got his legs back now.
Raiona will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raiona is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raiona drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Raiona counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Raiona circles away.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raiona.
Raiona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alex Raiona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Raiona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raiona misses with a body kick.
Raiona on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Raiona off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Raiona keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Raiona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiona moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raiona blocks the body kick.
Sanchez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Raiona counters with a straight right hand.
Raiona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanchez cracks Raiona with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez clobbers Raiona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiona throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Raiona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Raiona.
Raiona blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Raiona moves out of range easily.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raiona.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Raiona walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Raiona shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Raiona avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Raiona's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
letting Raiona counter with a right hand.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Raiona counters with a two punch combo.
Raiona blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Raiona counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raiona has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Raiona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick!
Raiona misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Raiona's head but Raiona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jose Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raiona swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raiona blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Raiona moves out of range.
Raiona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raiona misses with a few strikes there.
Raiona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raiona misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Raiona stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Raiona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Raiona's head.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raiona's sensitive parts.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Raiona avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
letting Raiona counter with a right hand.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Raiona.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Raiona takes it in his stride.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Raiona moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez keeps Raiona at a distance using the push kick.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez throws a head kick but Raiona moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Raiona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Raiona counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Raiona slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Raiona takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Raiona moves out of range easily.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raiona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raiona looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raiona on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raiona misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Raiona counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raiona.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez misses with a hook. Raiona ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Raiona counter with a right hand.
Raiona throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Raiona, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Raiona. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Raiona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alex Raiona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raiona takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raiona on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jose Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raiona takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Sanchez.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!
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RATING
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